STATEMENT OF FAITH
We believe God reveals Himself through the creation, preservation, and government of the universe. God makes Himself more clearly and fully known through Scripture, which is the only inerrant and infallible Word of God, our ultimate and final authoritative rule for faith and practice. These Scriptures are made up of 66 books, from Genesis to Revelation (II Timothy 3:16-17; II Peter 1:20-21).
We believe there is but one living and true God, eternally existent in three Persons of one power, substance, and eternity—Father, Son and Holy Spirit. He is omnipotent, omnipresent, and omniscient. In all things He is limited by nothing other than His own nature and character. We believe the God we serve is holy, righteous, good, loving, and full of mercy. He is the Creator, Sustainer, and Governor of all that has been made (Genesis 1:1-3; Psalm 116:5; Exodus 34:5-7; 2
Corinthians 13:14).
We believe in the true deity and full humanity of our Lord Jesus Christ, such that two distinct natures, divine and human, were inseparably joined together in one person, without conversion, composition, or confusion. We believe in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and in His personal return in power and glory (John 1:1-14; Philippians 2:1-11; 1 Corinthians 15:1-8).
We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit, by whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a godly life. We believe that good works are only those which arise from true faith, conform to God’s Word, and are done for His glory (Romans 15:13; 1 Corinthians 6:19; Galatians 5:22-25).
We believe that mankind was made from the dust of the earth and formed after God’s image and likeness, which was good, righteous, and holy. In Genesis 3 we find that our sin places us in a state of rebellion against God. While every person has worth as an image-bearer, “all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God.” (Romans 4:12; Romans 3:23).
We believe that God freely justifies His own, not by infusing righteousness into them, but by pardoning their sins, and by accounting their persons as righteous, for the sake of Jesus Christ alone. “They are justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus. God presented Him as a propitiation through faith in His blood, to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His restraint God passed over the sins previously committed.” (Ephesians 2:8-9; Romans 3-25-26; Romans 5)
We believe we are saved by grace through faith. Forgiveness of sins and the promise of eternal life are available to all who will make Jesus Lord and Savior. Those who wish to receive the grace of Christ must believe in Him, repent of their sin, confess their faith, be baptized (immersed) into Him, and remain faithful throughout their life (John 3:16-17, Acts 4:12; Romans 10:9-10; Acts 2:38, Revelation 2:10).
We believe God has appointed a day when He will judge the world in righteousness through Jesus Christ (Acts 1:11; I Thessalonians 4:13-18).
We believe in the spiritual unity of all believers in our Lord Jesus Christ. All who are united to Christ as Head of the Church are united to one another in love. The Church is the body of Christ on Earth and exists to save the lost and edify the saved (Ephesians 4:13-18).
We believe that God immutably creates each person to reflect His image as male or female (Genesis 1:27).
We believe that God defined marriage as the life-long covenant between one man and one woman, and that all forms of sexual activity outside of marriage are sin (Genesis 2:24; Matthew 19:4-6).